Pocket for garments.



J. OLESGHAK.

PATENTED AUG. 13, 1907.

POCKET FOR GARMENTS.

APPLIOA TION IILBD MAY 7 1906.

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JULIUS OLESOHAK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

POCKET FOR GARMENTS.

Application filed May '7, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ULIUS OLESCHAK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pockets forGarments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to the fastening of the upper flap or openingin the pockets of garments and consists of a set of stiffening pieces soconstructed and arranged as to interlock and thereby tightly close theopening of the pocket for the purpose of guarding the contents againstloss.

My invention will be more fully understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a portion of a garment with thedevice forming the subject matter of this invention arranged in positionas indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 illustrates a vertical section ofthe same as taken on a line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a perspectiveview of one of the plates adapted to close port are one and the samepiece.

Referring to the reference letters of the drawings: A, represents thegarment; B, the pocket, and C the hem arranged at the mouth or openingthereof. The hem G, is provided with a stiffening piece D, made of athin strip of metal which is provided at the ends with small holes 0, 0,etc. by which the piece is fastened to the hem and also with a hook D,which is riveted or otherwise firmly fastened to the stiffening piece.

Arranged on the opposite side of the pocket is a similar stiffeningpiece E, which is likewise formed of a thin strip of metal having holes0, 0, etc. to secure it to the garment and an offset E formed bydepressing the strip of metal to a sufficient depth to allow the hook Dto enter.

The side walls in the depression of the stiffening piece E, have slotsf, f, to receive and guide a wire rod Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907.

Serial No. 315,484-

F, whose function is to engage the hook D, and confine it within theoffset E thus securely closing the opening of the pocket. The rod F, isformed of a piece of spring wire which is bent or folded to giveadditional flexibility and then secured to the stiffening piece E, bystaples g, g.

The rod F, is provided with an eye F which alone may be pulled down whenit is desired to open the pocket, but as shown in the drawings I preferto employ a cord, rod or chain as shown at H, which depending from theeye F may be manually operated to release the hook D In Fig. 7 I haveshown a slightly modified form of stiffening piece in which the same ismade by bending a strip of wire in the form of a rectangular frame Dwhich may readily be sewed to the garment and is provided with a hook Dformed integral with the frame.

In opening my device to remove a watch or other article from the pocketthe operator takes hold of the rod H, between the thumb and forefingerof one hand and pulling it downward releases the spring-pressed rod F,from engagement with the hook D while with the other hand he removes thewatch. In replacing the watch and latching the pocket the hand used inremoving the watch is pressed against the side of the pocket to hold thehook D in place, the rod H, is then released and by its own tensionengages the hook D, to close the opening in the pocket.

Other modification of a like character may be made without departingfrom the scope of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A closure for pockets comprising two strips of metal disposed at themouth of the pocket, a hook secured to one of said strips midway betweenthe ends thereof, an offset formed in the other of the strips to receivethe hook and a spring actuated rod passing through the offset andadapted to engage said hook.

2. A closure for pockets, comprising a strip of metal constituting afront member, and a corresponding strip constituting the hack member, ahook formed upon the front member midway between the ends thereof, anoffset formed upon the back member to receive the hook and an elasticrod passing through openings in the side walls of the offset and adaptedto engage the hook.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS OLESCHAK.

Witnesses D.-WID S. WILLIAMS, ARNOLD KATZ.

